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However confusingly most students still received A-U grades in other subjects, so when those all important envelopes were opened a mixture of grades greeted pupils.

In Yeovil, Buckler’s Mead Academy is once again celebrating fantastic GCSE results.

In a statement, the school said: "This has been a year of extreme volatility in results across the country as new harder GCSEs have been introduced, with English and Maths now graded at 9-1 rather than A*-G.

"Students and staff met this challenge with a huge amount of hard work and dedication, which has paid off in the results achieved."

Meanwhile, students at the Blue School in Wells performed well - especially in the core subjects says the school.

73 per cent of students achieved a standard pass (Grade 4) in both English and mathematics. 51 per cent achieved a strong pass (Grade 5) in both English and mathematics.

Pupils at Sexey’s School students performed well in the first year of the new GCSE examination reforms, achieving 25 per cent A*-A (as compared with 20 per cent nationally) and 83 per cent A*-C grades (as compared with 66 per cent nationally).

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